Lucky Dip, Cardio, Derm, Endocrine Flashcards
What happens during apoptosis?
The cell shrinks and condenses.
The cytoskeleton collapses, the nuclear envelope disassembles, and the nuclear DNA breaks up into fragments.
Details: Translational Pathology Class Chapter 2 part 4
What is the mechanism for PUPD with hypercalcemia?
This is a direct effect of hypercalcemia on the concentrating ability of the kidney; however, hypercalcemia can also cause acute or chronic renal failure, also resulting in PU/PD.
What is the most common cytokine released by NK cells
Interferon gamma
Review: Anion gap, metabolic and respiratory acidosis and alkylosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQnEFVNrY74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nsxx6AcdA
What is CPV2b? What does is cause in pregnant pigs/cats/dogs?
Parvovirus
Pig: abortion, Dog: myocarditis, cat Cerebellar hypoplasia
How does phenylpropanolamine work? What is the brand name of this drug?
Proin
Indirectly stimluates the alpha 1 adrenergic receptors (and to a lesser extent beta receptors) by causing release of norepinephrine leading to consitration of the smooth muscle of the internal urethral sphincter.
What are the mechanisms of action of calcitonin and calcitriol?
Calcitonin decreases calcium levels by blocking the breakdown of bone calcium and by preventing your kidneys from reabsorbing calcium. Calcitriol, increases calcium absorption from the intestine.
What is a definitive test for a PTE?
a) d dimer
b) TEG
c) CT/angiogram
d) MRI
CT/angiogram
What blood group in dogs can cause hemolysis when transfused?
DEA 3, 5, and 7
What breed gets DCM associated with taurine deficiency?
a) golden retriever
b) Dalmatian
c) Doberman
d) Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
What type of fluid should you give to a cat in DKA?
a) norm R
b) saline
c) plasmalyte
d) LRS
Balanced electrolyte solution that is not LRS (so Norm R and Plasmalyte would be good options).
With a left or right ventricular septal defect should you expect volume overload? Pressure overload?
L to R VSD - volume overload
R to L VSD - pressure overload
Initially, there is a large left-to-right shunt with volume overload of the left and right ventricles. Over time, the large shunt causes elevated pulmonary artery vascular resistance with increased right ventricular pressure overload and right ventricular hypertrophy
What type of AV block responds to atropine?
An appropriate response to atropine suggests a vagally-mediated bradyarrhythmia. (typically first or second degree (type 1).
An incomplete or absent response to atropine, supports the diagnosis of primary or secondary disease of the SA node or AV node.
What drug should be prescribed for AV block with positive atropine test?
a) sotolol
b) propanthaline
c) propanolol
d) lidocaine
o Lidocaine – class 1b anti-arrhythmic (fast Na channel blocker, shortens action potential)
o Propranolol – class 2 anti-arrhythmic (B-blocker)
o Sotalol – class 2/3 anti-arrhythmic (B-blocker and K channel blocker)
o PROPANTHALINE – antimuscarinic drug with similar actions as atropine
Indications: Used to treat vagal-mediated bradycardia, sinus arrest with sick sinus syndrome, and perhaps heart block. Can be used for chronic therapy, especially if atropine response test is positive.
Reference: https://sites.tufts.edu/cardiorush/cardiology-drug-formulary/
What happens during S3?
Review: All heart sounds and what happens
Ventricular filling
What reaction is catalysed by carbonic anhydrase?
What does it do in the body?
What is the chemical formula of carbonic acid and bicarbonate?
Converts the metabolic product CO2 to carbonic acid, H2CO3, in the red blood cells for transport to the lungs. When red blood cells reach the lungs, the same enzyme helps to convert the bicarbonate ions back to carbon dioxide, which we breathe out. In the human form it contains the metal ion Zinc as a key component. The zinc is bonded to three nitrogen atoms in three histidine amino acids in the protein.
Carbonic acid = H2CO3
Bicarbonate = HCO3-
Fun Fact: Carbonic anhydrase aids in the regulation of fluid and pH balance and is involved in producing essential stomach acid. The enzyme also plays a role in vision. When it is defective, fluid can build up and cause glaucoma. The enzyme is one of the fastest known, catalyzing up to one million reactions per second.
Review: Shifts in the O2 Hgb curve
- The right hand symbolizes giving
- With left shift the tissue is left behind
What immunoglobulin would you be most likely to find in the upper airway?
IgA
Where is apotransferrin located? Where is apoferritin located?
Apotransferrin is transferrin before it is bound to Fe3+ which moves through circulation to BM or Liver. Apoferritin is before iron binds it and is located in the cell for iron storage.
With an anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity, what test is the most reliable? Which are the vitamin K dependent factors?
a) buccal bleeding test
b) ACT
c) PT
d) PTT
e) PIVKA
Which test changes first? Why?
PT/PTT
Vitamin K dependent = 2, 7, 9, 10
PT changes first because factor 7 has the shortest halflife so you will see a problem in the extrinsic pathway before the intrinsic pathway which is tested for by PTT
When should you start clopidogrel for a cat with proteinuria?
Clopidogrel should be considered once you have confirmed proteinuria in the cat as it is at increased risk for thromboembolic disease. PLN specifically?
What is the RBC lifespan in circulation for a cat? Dogs?
70-80 days
110-120 days
Where are chief cells located and what do they secrete?
In the stomach and secrete pepsinogen.
Is it possible for staph aureus to be transmitted from horses to people?
Yes, it is zoonotic. Can also be given to people by dogs.
In what congenital cardiac condition would you see a notched QRS complex?
Tricuspid valve dysplasia
What are the most common causes of pulmonary hypertension? What congenital abnormalities cause pulmonary hypertension?
- secondary to heartworm, PTE, severe hypoxemia (d/t primary pulmonary disease), and left sided heart failure.
- Ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosis b/c they increase pulmonary bloodflow
What is and what is the most common adverse effect of oclacitinib?
a) bone marrow suppression
b) diarrhea
c) facial excoriations
Apoquel
b) GI upset/diarrhea
What muscles of the eye/face are innervated by CN3?
Oculomotor
- innervation of th pupil/lens, eupper eyelid, and eye muscles that allow for visual tracking
Question where they list clinical signs and ask which toxin caused them. Some options were
a) marijauna toxicity
b) aflatoxin
a) Neurological, dribbling urine
b) liver - neuro, GI, icterus, bleeding
What medication do you use if there are cardiac complications with a pheochromocytoma?
??????α-adrenergic blocking agents, β-adrenergic blocking agents, captopril, and calcium channel blockers. Captopril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and may also act to scavenge free radicals, which have been shown to contribute to the pathology of catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy. Calcium channel blockers are useful in the treatment of catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy in that they minimize coronary vasospasm and myocarditis
Why does effusion form in cats with FIP?
FIP infected monocyftes release VEGF
Tentanus antitoxin binds with what form of tetanus toxin in the body?
Free toxin
Patient presents with an abdominal mass and is hypoglycemic. If it is not an insulinoma, what is the most likely tumor?
Leiomyosarcoma
FIV results in decreased numbers of what cell type?
CD4 T cells
How does metronomic chemotherapy work?
Antiagniogenesis
What lipoprotein contains the highest cholesterol content?
Review: content in all lipoproteins
HDL
Explain fluid in the body:
What are the main electrolytes of the intracellular and extracellular fluid?
Broken down into 33 % extracellular (20% plasma, 80% interstitial) and 66% intracellular.
Na+ and Cl - are main extracellular fluid cation and anion
K+ and PO4- are the main intracellular fluid cation and anion.
Bonus: Bicarb also present and important in acid/base balance.
What do alpha cells of the pancreas secrete?
They secrete glucagon as a response to low blood glucose.
Patient requires a diuretic and has low potassium, which should you use?
Spironolactone
In nephrogenic diabetes insipidis do you get hyper or hyponatremic?
Hypernatremia b/c the body is producing too much urine and so you can get very dehydrated.
Review: IgG and IgM in toxo diagnosis
High levels of IgG antibodies to T. gondii in a healthy cat suggest that the cat has been previously infected and is most likely immune to the organism and not excreting oocysts. These cats are no longer sources of infection for other hosts. High IgM antibody levels, in contrast, suggest an active infection.
What antibiotic concentrates in urine?
Amoxicillin (clavulonic acid not thought to add anything since there is some hepatic metaboslism and excretion).
Cephalexin
TMPS
What is the most specific test for pancreatitis?
a) TLI
b) Vetscan cPL rapid test
c) AUS
d) Precision PSL
e) SNAP cPL
f) Spec cPL
VetScan cPL rapid test
Untreated Addison’s can result in what bloodwork changes?
Low sodium (d/t cortisol and aldosterone deficiency)
and high potassium
Can also see hypoglycemia
Addisonion crisis!
What is triiodothyronine?
T3
Review: Neuro: L and R forebrain, cerebellum lesions
What is a high SDMA most representative of?
Impaired GFR - initially thought to be a better marker than serum creatinine but this may not be true based on more recent studies mostly due to low specificity.
Which of the following is a major acute phase protein in a cat? minor?
a) C reactive-protein
b) Ceruloplasmin
c) haptoglobulin
d) Serum amyloid A
e) Alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
Serum amyloid A
c and e
A cat with ventroflexion and neurologic signs, what vitamin deficiency is present?
a) B1
b) E
c) A
d) K
Vitamin B1 - thiamine
What are the essential amino acids in cats and dogs and which one is only an essential amino acid in cats?
Arginine
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Taurine - cats
Threonine
Tryptophan
Valine
Which type of fat is essential for dogs?
Linoleic
Intralipids are the best treatment for which of the following toxins?
a) Ivermectin
b) teatree oil
Ivermectin
With EPI, what changes on GI panel are you most likely to see?
Increased PLI, increased TLI, decreased folate, decreased vitamin B12
What type of hypersensitivity reaction is IMHA?
Type 2
Pseudohyperkalemia is seen with which bloodwork change?
Thrombocytosis
What is the cause of increased lipidemia in Schnauzers?
In Miniature Schnauzers, hyperlipidaemia often occurs due to genetic factors, whereby the the body’s ability to metabolize lipids is affected. Of the two main fats, triglycerides have been shown to be more important than cholesterol in dogs.
What is the most common change to see on a chemistry in a cat with hyperthyroidism?
85% of cats have a mild to moderately elevated ALT
IN DIC, what is released from the endothelium?
Tissue factor
What is the diagnosis for a cat with 12 days of lethargy and a reduced appetite, high ALT, very high ALP, very high Tbili, high cholesterol, and high triglycerides?
a) acute cholangiohepatitis
b) hepatic lipidosis
c) cancer
d) pancreatitis
cholangiohepatitis?
Is entyce a ghrelin receptor antagonist or agonist?
Ghrelin receptor agonst. Growth hormone is
What is a biomarker for stretch in cats?
a) pro - BNP
b) ANP
c) troponin I and C
pro - BNP
What is the treatment of choice for boxer granulomatous colitis?
a) tylosin
b) steroid
c) enrofloxacin
d) metronidazole
C) enrofloxacin
A dog treated with desmopressin is at risk for what electrolyte abnormality?
hyponatremia
There is a female cat with a stone in her ureter, 2 small kidneys, bilateral pyelectasia, and ureteral dilation proximal to the stone. If the cat has already been treated with fluids, buprenorphine, amlodipine. What is the next step?
a) SUB
b) fluids and tamsulosin
Bilateral sub?
What is the MofA of organophosphates?
Act as inhibitors of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, leading to excess neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh). This surplus of ACh in the body leads to the manifestation of symptoms associated with the cholinergic toxidrome.
Cholinergic toxidrome - Acetylcholine accumulation at muscarinic receptors produces an increase in secretions which can manifest as bronchorrhea, salivation, tearing and sweating, bronchoconstriction, tightness in the chest, wheezing, bradycardia, vomiting, increased gastrointestinal motility, abdominal tightness, diarrhea, and cramps
What do you do after surgery to prevent more calcium oxylate stones from forming?
a) drink more water
b) acidify urine
c) increase dietary protein
d) Give vitamin C supplement
A
- note: The main goals of dietary modification are to decrease calcium concentration in the urine, to decrease oxalate concentration in the urine, to promote high concentration of crystal formation inhibitors in the urine, and to decrease urine concentration. Dietary protein should be restricted to 10% to 18% on a dry matter basis (DM). Higher levels of protein intake have been shown to significantly increase urinary calcium and oxalate excretion (2,5). Dietary sodium should be restricted to < 0.3% DM, because urinary sodium excretion is directly correlated with urinary calcium excretion, such that increasing the excretion of one leads to an increase in excretion of the other (2,5). This includes avoiding table scraps and commercial pet treats that tend to be high in sodium. Dietary calcium should be restricted to between 0.3% and 0.6% DM (2,5). Reducing dietary calcium to these levels reduces the chance of excessive absorption and excretion of calcium (2). Vitamin D and vitamin C supplements should be avoided, since the former will enhance intestinal absorption of calcium and the latter serves as a precursor for oxalate (2,4). Diets that promote relatively alkaline urine (pH 6.8 to 7.0) are encouraged to minimize oxalate crystal formation. Lastly, water should be provided ad libitum, and the dog should be encouraged to drink. Ideally, urine specific gravity should be maintained at < 1.020 (4,5). The chance of crystal formation and precipitation increases as the urine becomes more saturated with solutes. If following these recommendations does not prevent crystal formation, the addition of crystal formation inhibitors may be necessary. The most suitable inhibitor for COU is citrate, because it forms a soluble salt with calcium and decreases precipitation (5).
A cat that is fed a fish only diet has ventroflexion and is obtunded. What vitamin deficiency is present?
a) B1
b) A
c) K
d) C
Vitamin B1, fish does not have enough thiamine and also may contain thiaminases especially if raw
What vitamin is thiamine?
vitamin B1
What is the stimulus for the enterocolic reflex?
What is this reflex?
Presence of acid in the duodenum or stomach.
Controls motility of lower GI tract after a meal.
What is the most common cause of a gram negative bacteria causing a chylous effusion in a cat?
a) Klebsiella
b) pseudomonas
c) Pasteurella
d) proteus
Pasteurella
Pyothorax in cats is most often caused by obligate and facultative anaerobes of oropharyngeal origin.
Review: Common drugs in each abx category and their mechanism of action
A Bearman fecal is used to detect…
nematode larvae
What is the likely cause of a hypersensitivity reaction with Elspar
Type 1 so IgE
What is the next step for a cat with splenic MCT?
Splenectomy
What do you see on physical exam when a patient has Horner’s?
Drooping of the eyelids on the affected side (ptosis) The pupil of the affected eye will be constricted/small (miosis) The affected eye often appears sunken (enophthalmos). D/t disruption in sympathetic nerves.
What nerve controls the parasympathetic bladder contraction?
pelvic
What is the MofA of trilostane?
Trilostane inhibits synthesis of cortisol in dogs. It is a competitive inhibitor of 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, which will interfere with conversion of steroid to cortisol. Inhibition of cortisol is dose dependent and reversible.
What is the best treatment for babesia gibsoni?
Atovoquone and azithromycin
What is a gram positive partial acid fast bacteria?
Nocardia
What is the mechanism of action of amoxicillin?
Inhibition of cell wall synthesis - bacteriocidal
What is the antidote for copper?
D-penacillimin
What is most prognostic with lymphoma?
immunophenotype and response to treatment
How would you cytologically describe estrus?
Sheets and clusters
Cyto: polygonal shaped, multiple nuclei, with anisocytosis and anisokaryosis refers to which of the following?
a) HSA
b) AGASACA
c) Histiocytic sarcoma
d) TCC
Transitional cell carcinoma
Which of the following is associated with perianal fistulas?
a) pemphigus foliaceous
b) colitis
c) atopy
colitis?
What is the MofA of leflunamide?
inhibition of pyrimidine synthesis
What is the treatment for Cytauxoon felis and Tritichomonas felis?
Ranidizole for tritrich?
How can you differentiate on flow between LSA and leukemia?
Can’t for acute or large cell, maybe for small?
Which of the following are B cell markers?
a) CD4
b) CD18
c) CD28
d) CD34
CD 34
What stage do you see morula in a neutrophil?
Acute
What mutation causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in maine coons?
A31P mutation in the cardiac myosin binding protein C gene (MYBPC3)
LDDS test question
What attacks MHC class 1
Cytotoxic T cells
What is a chemotherapy that works in metaphase?
Vinblastine?
Which of the following is the appropriate way to treat with antibiotics?
a) treat past clearing the infection
b) change from broad to narrow once you get culture and sensitivity back
c) treat subclinical UTI’s for dogs that have diabetes or cushings
B change from broad to narrow once you get culture and sensitivity back
What is the mechanism of action of pimobendan
It is a calcium sensitizer and a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) with positive inotropic and vasodilator effects.
Which of the following chemotherapy drugs are safe for a patient with an MDR1 mutation?
a) CCNU
b) vinblastine
c) doxorubicin
d) Docetaxal
CCNU
What drug route is most affected by first pass metabolism?
a) rectal
b) SQ
c) transdermal
d) IM
e) oral
rectal
What is the most common result of a dog contracting lyme disease?
The dog is fine
How is pythium transmitted?
Through small wounds via contact with water that has zoospores or hyphae
Review: GI hormones
What is the purpose of the JG cells?
Juxtaglomerular cells are responsible for the production, storage, and release of a hormone called renin which regulates blood pressure. They are also called granular cells as they have a large amount of renin-secreting granules. They sense the blood pressure in the arteriole and release an adequate amount of renin
What increases O2 affinity for heme?
temperature, hydrogen ions, carbon dioxide, and intraerythrocytic 2,3-DPG
Review: Calculate accuracy from sensitivity and specificity
What causes the worst VQ mismatch?
PTE?
In which 2 scenarios would O2 not be helpful?
a) pulmonary edema
b) aspiration pneumonia
c) R to L shunt
d) hypoventilation
D?
Review:
Classical pathway, MHC, MAC, Th2, eosinophil, IFNgamma
With babesia, what is the form that ruptures out of the cell?
merozoites